People group profile · PG047649
The Garifuna of the United States
The Garifuna of the United States, numbering about 71,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Indigenous people of Central America's Caribbean coast descended from African, Arawak, and Kalinago ancestors. They speak Garifuna, an Arawakan language, and maintain a distinct maritime cultural heritage.
They are a diaspora people in the Central American Indigenous people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Garifuna.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 71,500
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Central American Indigenous
- Primary language
- Garifuna (cab)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC ?
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Garifuna are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Garifuna
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
66% adherents
Primary language
Garifuna · Arawakan family
80% speak Garifuna
Gospel resources in Garifuna
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Garifuna)
Bibles
- 2002 Bible Society of Honduras · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Garifuna
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Garifuna in other countries
The same people is also reported in 5 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garifuna | Honduras | 204,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Guatemala | 21,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Guadeloupe | 4,200 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Nicaragua | 3,500 | No Longer Unreached |
| Garifuna | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,400 | No Longer Unreached |
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